Resource exclusion

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12581535-B2
Application number	US-202418922647-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2024
Priority date	Aug 4, 2023
Publication date	Mar 17, 2026
Grant date	Mar 17, 2026

Abstract

Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for resource exclusion. In a method, an apparatus determines at least one resource block (RB) set where a consistent listen before talking (LBT) failure is detected for the at least one RB set. Then, the apparatus determines the number of available candidate resources within a time window where the available candidate resources exclude candidate resources on the at least one RB set within the time window.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
detect, at a lower layer of the apparatus, a listen before talking (LBT) failure for at least one resource block (RB) set within a time window;
report, by the lower layer to a medium access control (MAC) entity of the apparatus, the LBT failure, wherein the MAC entity is an entity of a higher layer compared with the lower layer;
determine, by the MAC entity, that a consistent LBT failure for an RB set of the at least one RB set is detected within the time window;
transmit, by the MAC entity to the lower layer, a parameter indicating the RB set where the consistent LBT failure has been detected; and
determine, by the lower layer of the apparatus, a number of available candidate resources by excluding candidate resources associated with the RB set indicated by the parameter.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory and the at least one processor further cause the apparatus to:
based on at least one first condition being met, determine, from the available candidate resources, a first candidate resource as an available candidate resource within the time window.

3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one first condition comprises at least one of:
a condition that the number of available candidate resources is equal to or smaller than a threshold number, or a condition that a reference threshold strength for excluding a candidate from the available candidate resources is equal to or higher than a threshold strength.

4 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one memory and the at least one processor cause the apparatus to:
based on at least one second condition being met, select at least one RB set from the at least one RB set; and determine the first candidate resource on the at least one selected RB set as the available candidate resource within the time window, wherein the at least one second condition comprises at least one of:
a condition that a channel busy ratio (CBR) of the at least one selected RB set is equal to or lower than a threshold CBR,
a condition that a quantity of resource reservations on the at least one selected RB set is equal to or lower than a threshold quantity, or
a condition that a LBT process for the at least one selected RB set is successful.

5 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one memory and the at least one processor cause the apparatus to:
in response to determining that the available candidate resources are allowed to be included into available candidate resources within the time window, determine, based on the at least one first condition being met, the first candidate resource from the available candidate resources as the available candidate resource within the time window.

6 . A method comprising:
detecting, at a lower layer of an apparatus, a listen before talking (LBT) failure for at least one resource block (RB) set within a time window; reporting, by the lower layer to a medium access control (MAC) entity of the apparatus, the LBT failure, wherein the MAC entity is an entity of a higher layer compared with the lower layer; determining, by the MAC entity, that a consistent LBT failure for an RB set of the at least one RB set is detected within the time window; transmitting, by the MAC entity to the lower layer, a parameter indicating the RB set where the consistent LBT failure has been detected; and determining, by the lower layer of the apparatus, a number of available candidate resources by excluding candidate resources associated with the RB set indicated by the parameter.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
based on at least one first condition being met, determining, from the available candidate resources, a first candidate resource as an available candidate resource within the time window.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one first condition comprises at least one of:
a condition that the number of available candidate resources is equal to or smaller than a threshold number, or a condition that a reference threshold strength for excluding a candidate from the available candidate resources is equal to or higher than a threshold strength.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the determining the first candidate resource as the available candidate resource within the time window comprises:
based on at least one second condition being met, selecting at least one RB set from the at least one RB set; and determining the first candidate resource on the at least one selected RB set as the available candidate resource within the time window, wherein the at least one second condition comprises at least one of:
a condition that a channel busy ratio (CBR) of the at least one selected RB set is equal to or lower than a threshold CBR,
a condition that a quantity of resource reservations on the at least one selected RB set is equal to or lower than a threshold quantity, or
a condition that a LBT process for the at least one selected RB set is successful.

10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein determining the first candidate resource as the available candidate resource within the time window comprises:
in response to determining that the available candidate resources are allowed to be included into available candidate resources within the time window, determining, based on the at least one first condition being met, the first candidate resource from the available candidate resources as the available candidate resource within the time window.

11 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon for causing an apparatus at least to perform:
detecting, at a lower layer of the apparatus, a listen before talking (LBT) failure for at least one resource block (RB) set within a time window; reporting, by the lower layer to a medium access control (MAC) entity of the apparatus, the LBT failure, wherein the MAC entity is an entity of a higher layer compared with the lower layer; determining, by the MAC entity, that a consistent LBT failure for an RB set of the at least one RB set is detected within the time window; transmitting, by the MAC entity to the lower layer, a parameter indicating the RB set where the consistent LBT failure has been detected; and determining, by the lower layer of the apparatus, a number of available candidate resources by excluding candidate resources associated with the RB set indicated by the parameter.

12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising instructions for causing the apparatus at least to perform:
based on at least one first condition being met, determining, from the available candidate resources, a first candidate resource as an available candidate resource within the time window.

13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the at least one first condition comprises at least one of:
a condition that the number of available candidate resources is equal to or smaller than a threshold number, or a condition that a reference threshold strength for excluding a candidate from the available candidate resources is equal to or higher than a threshold strength.

14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the determining the first candidate resource as the available candidate resource within the time window comprises:
based on at least one second condition being met, selecting at least one RB set from the

Assignees

• Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

• Jacobsen Thomas Haaning
• Abreu Renato Barbosa
• Kiilerich Pratas Nuno Manuel
• Lunttila Timo Erkki
• Liu Yong
• Buthler Jakob Lindbjerg

Classifications

• H04W72/0446

  Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames · CPC title

• H04W74/0866

  using a dedicated channel for access · CPC title

• H04W74/0808 Primary

  using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA] · CPC title